The new york times crossword

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1 Not up to the

job

6 “Butt out!,” in

brief

10 Up to the job 14 Subtly

damaging 16 Copy cat? 17 Drives around in circles, perhaps 18 Pharmaceutical

plant

19 Unified

20 Low parts of

an opera 21 Comic strip with a teenage protagonist 22 Study 25 “House of Games” writer/ director

28 Cash in the

music business 29 Press

30 Little, in Lyon 31 Convent

resident

34 One who’s been tapped on the shoulder 35 Installation in a children’s play area 37 Make ___ 38 Who says, in Shakespeare, “Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look” 40 Start to

charge? 41 Reserve 42 Highland

wear

44 Points to 45 Many a shop outside a national park 47 It’s true! 48 Group often costumed in robes

49 Marvy 52 Hautbois, en

anglais

53 “Oh, grow up!” 55 Terminus of the Appian Way 56 Potential source of interest 57 Word with pigeon or pointy 58 Confucius’

“Book of ___” 59 Walled-off divisions, metaphorically

Bun, e.g.

Like clothing worn to some ’80s-themed parties Available Toeholds Morsel Renaissance faire performer such as a lutenist or juggler, perhaps

7 “I love it, but

it’s too much” 8 Only about

10% of human bodies have these

9 Degs. with lab

courses, often 10 Famed archers 11 “I don’t approve of what you’re doing, but OK” 12 Makes off with the goods, in a way

13 ___ milk 15 Chesterfield,

e.g.

22 Rooster, but not a rooster Footing

1 2 3 4 5 6 23

DOWN

By Kate Hawkins

24 Taking care of

things

25 Abbr. at the

end of a list 26 Highlight of an

opera

27 “Stay tuned ...” 30 “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — ___” (2014 film) 32 Overhang 33 Manhattan

options 35 Former attorney general Bill 36 Doubloons 39 Prepared, as

green beans 41 Take in a little

bit 43 Rise

44 Units divided into 100 points 45 Verboten 46 Things on mason jars or racing cars 47 “The StarSpangled Banner” was written about one

49 Stoke

50 River through

Florence 51 Things made of

stakes? 53 Carnival

location

54 “I didn’t want to know that!”

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